Tronji
Tronji is a CG animated children's TV series and a multiplayer online game, produced in the United Kingdom and aimed at children aged six to nine years. It was commissioned by CBBC, produced by Ragdoll Productions (their first CBBC-only production for years since Teletubbies) and was distributed globally by BBC Worldwide. Andrew Davenport devised the television format for Tronji, created the key characters and is the series producer. Anne Wood had the original concept for Tronji and was the initial producer.
| Tronji | |
|---|---|
| Developed by | Ragdoll Productions |
| Starring | Simone Fernandes |
| Composer | James McWilliam |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company | Ragdoll Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBBC |
| Original release | 11 May 2009 – 12 February 2010 |
The TV series launched on CBBC on 11 May 2009, and the Beta version of the online game is available to download.
Story
Tronji takes place in the CGI-animated universe of Tronjiworld, where creatures known as Tronjis live happily. However, all of that changed when Tronjiworld was struck by a natural disaster, known simply as "Wobble", which caused immense destruction to Tronjiworld by draining away its colour and happiness which then caused all Tronjis to cry, and even separated several parts of it away into an area known as The Gap, which is a space-like void filled with asteroids.
Each episode follows the Great Eek summoning three children from Peopleworld (the Tronji name for Earth) and enlisting their help in reaching the saddest part of the broken pieces of Tronji and repair the damage done using their special skills, whilst the Great Eek and Tronji-O locate Tronji-I in Peopleworld, who usually materializes within an unhappy situation, in which the Great Eek and Tronji-O use gem power from the children to fix the situation and therefore use Double Happiness to return the broken pieces back together. In the middle of the episode, when the first helping child's gem colour is released, Tronji-O and The Great Eek use that gem power to initiate a swap, which solves the problem in Peopleworld but creates another problem in Tronjiworld.
Characters
- The Great Eek is the ruler of Tronjiworld who lives within the Dome and watches over the world. He is a pale-skinned being dressed in purple, including a large top hat with a jewel on the front and carries a cane which doubles as a wand, which he uses to reconnect the broken pieces of Tronjiworld. Whenever trouble strikes in Tronjiworld and there are significant levels of sadness, he will summon three skilled children from Peopleworld to help him in fixing the problem. His catchphrases are "Wobbly-I-O!" and "What a wobbler!".
- Tronji-O is a female Tronji who has a red, egg-shaped body, a golden disc on her stomach and three short hairs on her head. She often assists The Great Eek in helping to restore happiness to Tronjiworld and Peopleworld, seeing as her brother Tronji-I always gets taken to Peopleworld whenever Wobble strikes. She communicates in a series of squeaks, including the signature Tronji phrase "Nik-Nak-Nor" and when she is upset, she wails loudly.
- Tronji-I is Tronji-O's twin brother. He is identical to his sister, except he is coloured dark blue and wears a golden belt around his stomach. Whenever Wobble strikes, he is often accidentally teleported to Peopleworld, where he usually appears within an unhappy situation, but once Tronji-O is able to make contact with him, they will use their powers to make a swap, which will usually result in the Peopleworld situation changing to happiness, but also causes another problem in Tronjiworld.
- Ooee-Ooee is a flying, cloud-like Tronji who always says his name and flashes as he does. During missions, he gives one of the children a ride to the place with the most sadness in time for the "Happy Ending". When the Great Eek uses his powers to bring the broken pieces of Tronjiworld back together, Ooee-Ooee turns golden, a result of 'Double Happiness'.
- The Gap Minders are a pair of guards who protect The Gap. In order to pass them, the children must answer the Gap Minders' Impossible Question, which is normally a mathematical question relating to the subject of the children's skills. Their name comes from their phrase 'mind the gap'.
Archive Status
Out of the 30 episodes produced, only 14 are currently available. The available episodes are: 1-11, 16, 21, and 25.[1] As of late 2022 to early 2023, the rest of the missing episodes have been found. As of 11 January 2023, the series is entirely resurfaced.
Episodes
| Number | Episode Name | Kids in the episode and their skills | Problem in Tronjiworld | Problem in Peopleworld | Problem in Tronjiworld caused by swap | Monochrome Zone Subplot | Gem Colours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Popcorn Volcano | Fabienne (division), Asilinda (lifting) & Macauley (painting) | the Big Wobbly Tronjiblimp is blocking the mouth of the Popcorn Volcano | a narrow restaurant arch in Estonia prevents the waiter from serving the customers | popcorn volcano wide to narrow | squabbling Tronji-Geese over 1 Tronji cake | Blue (Fabienne), Yellow (Asilinda) & Purple (Macauley) |
| 2 | Dingdong Dell | Weiyao (telling the temperature), Isaac (playing the violin) & Sarah (pogo-ing) | the Tronji Dingdongs' bell ropes are in a tangle | In South Africa, a wedding dress train is too short for the bridesmaids to keep hold of. | the bell ropes are too short | tronji soup has turned to ice | Pink (Weiyao), Orange (Isaac) & Light Green (Sarah) |
| 3 | Telly Town | Salman (cooking), Shauna (listening) & Omar (shapes) | Tronjisaurs blocking the big telly in Telly Town | at a cricket match in India, the batsman cannot hit the ball. | telly big to small and rolls off | A group of Tronji critters race round a daft triangular racetrack. | Purple (Salman), Yellow (Shauna) & Red (Omar) |
| 4 | Water Works | Serena (drinking through a straw), Andrew (measuring) & Merrielle (finding things) | the Tronji-Smops cannot wash their cars at the Waterworks as they are stuck in holes | The door of a jeepney in the Philippines is stuck shut | The Tap Valve changed to open to closed, shutting off the water | The Tronji Longilickies need to cross the grand Tronji Canyon | Purple (Serena), Red (Andrew) & Green (Merrielle) |
| 5 | Yaa-Boo Land | Macauley (organising information), Olivia (fashion) & Calum (gardening) | Tronjiboos' game of peek-a-boo is ruined as the bushes have holes in them. | in the UK, a man can't retrieve a woman's hat from a river because the boat is upside down | the hiding bushes are upside down | The tronji-dongles have ran out of bubble mixture, and can't find the locker that holds more bubble mixture | Green (Macauley), Pink (Olivia) & Yellow (Calum) |
| 6 | Winter Whoopsy Land | Rebecca (drawing circles), Robert (trampolining) & Prapti (flying kites) | The warm and snuggly socks have shrinked | An Ice Cream machine in New Zealand is stuck at high temperature | The icicle trees have melted | Tronji-Fishes pond is all iced up | Yellow (Rebecca), Green (Robert) & Pink (Prapti) |
| 7 | Tronji Rockery | Reuben (thinking), Georgia (tap dancing) & Kannika (sewing) | at the Tronji Rockery the Tronjisaurs' eggs are mixed up with rocks in a ditch after the rockery is tipped up. | a swimming pool in the United Kingdom is too deep for the lifeguards to retrieve the objects from the water | Made the nests too deep | The Tronji-Bloomers can't deliver the socks over a canyon | Red (Reuben), Green (Georgia) & Orange (Kannika) |
| 8 | Tronji Sorting Office | Masuma (jigsaw puzzles), Mohammed (bike riding) & Rachael (climbing) | a giant pink lemonade ice lolly blocks the centre of the track | a woman in China is trying to hang her laundry on a line that is blocking the street | A lower track | The tronji flips' ball is stuck on top of a house | Orange (Masuma), Green (Mohammed) & Red (Rachael) |
| 9 | Slippery Slopes | Elaf (cake decorating), Kayne (circles) & Robert (tenor horn) | Tronji-Skiers stuck in sticky treacle | In the USA, a windsurfer's sail is stuck lying flat | Tronji-Ski Jump hoops go from standing upright to lying down Flat on the ground | The Tronji-Snaffers Can't Reach their Soda straws | Pink (Elaf), Green (Kayne) & Orange (Robert) |
| 10 | Roly-Bowly Land | Shanice (sums), Ashley (building things) & Kyle (cartwheels) | icing sugar blankets Roly-Bowly Land and spoils the Tronji-Rollers' game of mega-skittles | a goat is on the loose in a vegetable garden in the Philippines because the door handle is too light | Changed the Skittles to heavy to light | The Tronji-Menders have the wrong numbers of wheels on Their Cars | Purple (Shanice), Orange (Ashley) & Blue (Kyle) |
| 11 | Tronjibowl Arena | Theo (photography), Shaira (wrapping presents) & Thomas (measuring) | a dark, scary cave appears at the Tronjibowl Arena and the biddle ball vanishes | pump trouble holds up a water rafting race in New Zealand | The ball becomes deflated and ruins the game | The Tronjiscoots have an unfair race on their race track | Yellow (Theo), Light Blue (Shaira) & Orange (Thomas) |
| 12 | Tronjisaur Golf Course | Finn (drumming), David (numbers) & Shakeela (building sandcastles) | The golf platforms collapsed | In the USA, A basketball is too soft to play with | Towers are too soft and wobbly to stand on | A Tronjipaddler's box is stuck in a tree on an island in a lake | Green (Finn), Yellow (David) & Orange (Shakeela) |
| 13 | Snoggyland | Tilly (folding paper), Timothy (mending things) & Jade (telling the time) | the Tronjisnogglers of Snoggyland cannot enjoy bouncing on their trampolines because giant clouds are blocking their view | the rope in Sri Lanka is too slack and the toddy tapper cannot swing between the coconut trees | the trampolines become too slack too bounce on | The Tronjitoddles can't seem to traverse the piping in the Waterworks | Yellow (Tilly), Light Blue (Timothy) & Purple (Jade) |
| 14 | Cheesey-Wig Land | Izyan (answering questions), Estifa'a (digging) & Aliosha (tying knots) | The Tronjitonks of Cheesey-Wig Land cannot catch the Tronjihoppers to retrieve their lovely wigs | In South Africa, a hairdresser's stool is too tall to sit on | cheesy wig whisk is too tall to reach | The Tronji Mops don't know how to open their jam jar | Pink (Izyan), Green (Estifa'a) & Blue (Aliosha) |
| 15 | Tiddly-piddly Plop Pond | Isobel (tennis), Yong-Ha (bubblegum bubbles) & Sanjay (trigonometry) | the Tronjibobs cannot dive into the Tiddly Piddly Plop Pond because the pond has moved out of reach | in New Zealand, a truck tyre is too smooth to drive the truck out of the mud | the bobbly tree is too smooth to climb | Tronji-bees Can't use the hose for the right angle for their glitter tree. | Green (Isobel), Red (Yong-Ha) & Orange (Sanjay) |
| 16 | Tronji Art Gallery | Joanna (makeup), Ciaran (goalkeeping) & Joe (cubes) | Tronji potters are lost in a maze | A snack trolley in China won't stop moving | The Tronji potters' sculptures are moving around at high speeds nonstop | A Tronji-bloomer is having problems trying to draw a picture of all the Tronjibobs on a sheet of paper. | Red (Joanna), Blue (Ciaran) & Purple (Joe) |
| 17 | Shakey-Snake Land | Tony (weighing), Alice (dancing) & Aisyah (making jewellery) | Bubbles end up everywhere in Shakey-Snake Land. | In Estonia A man's piano is out of tune | Tronji-charmer's pipes are out of tune | The Tronjibooters have mixed up toot boots | Green (Tony), Yellow (Alice) & Warm Red (Aisyah) |
| 18 | Lollipop Forest | Eric (counting), Chelsea (basketball) & Nashwa (vacuuming) | Furry feathers cover the lollies, making them inedible | In England, a lady can't water flowers that are on a vertical wall as the hose pipe is too bendy. | Lollipop tree stems go bendy, making the lollies hard to lick | Example | Green (Eric), Orange (Chelsea) & Blue (Nashwa) |
| 19 | Grassy Hump Bump | Alexandra (styling hair), Dmitri (football) & Stephen (maths) | The stars went out for the Tronji starswingers | In Mongolia a rope is too long for someone to keep up with their collection of ice. | The grass becomes too long, trapping the starswingers | The Tronjiteenies don't have their fair shares on the Tronjiblimps | Yellow (Alexandra), Blue (Dmitri) & Red (Stephen) |
| 20 | Freaky Mirror Land | Hannah (solving logic problems), Mazin (hockey) & Jessica (tidying up) | The Tronji-Flounces have lost their polka dots and the freaky mirrors have stopped working | In Sweden, there's too much mud on a racing car, making it difficult for the driver to see | the mirrors are dirty | Example | Red (Hannah), Green (Mazin) & Turquoise (Jessica) |
| 21 | Tronji-Bop Talent Studio | Leah (running), Emily (blowing up balloons) & Ryan (maths) | the Tronji belli boppers Speaker Fell, it played super fast then the dance floor went wibbly wobbly | a groom worries he'll be late for his wedding because the wheels are too slow | the music is too slow | the ice block is too small for the Tronjibloomers to ice skate on | Blue (Leah), Dark Purple (Emily) & Yellow (Ryan) |
| 22 | Sock Tree Nursery | Gian (division), Simone (ice skating) & Chelsey (skipping) | Balls of tumblefluff cover the glass houses making them difficult to clean | In the USA, a lady is have trouble washing a dog as the dog bath is too big. | Sock trees go from small to big, and the glass houses are stuck on the tops | Tronjibobs | Yellow (Gian), Blue (Simone) & Mauve (Chelsey) |
| 23 | Tinkle-Water Fountain | Oliver (didgeridoo), Salma (timing things) & Simon (drawing) | the tinkle water fountain is clogged with toffee | an icy driveway in Canada, USA, is too slippery for the party guests | The fountain is empty | The Tronjis are having problems with wallpapering the houses as the glue is still wet | Yellow (Oliver), Green (Salma) & Purple (Simon) |
| 24 | Ping-Fruit Petrol Station | Will (bicycle repairs), Alex (triangles) & Sukhraj (construction) | the Ping Fruit Petrol Station refinery machine is blocked by a giant slice of chocolate cake and the Tronji Flatbacks have nowhere to put their Ping Fruit | in the UK, a painter makes slow progress with a sluggish paint sprayer | the water pipe that powers the Ping Fruit Petrol Station's wheel has gone from free-flowing to blocked | No stable support for the Tronji-Boggles' telescope | Green (Will), Pink (Alex) & Yellow (Sukhraj) |
| 25 | Tronji Library | Margot (timing), Alex (sense of smell) & Raj (fishing) | The Tronjibods cannot read due to the loud snoring of the sleeping Tronjihonks | A woman drops her necklace down a dark drain in Sweden | The light illuminating the library goes out, and now it is too dark | The Tronji-Smops are having trouble with a dark tunnel | Green (Margot), Blue (Alex) & Yellow (Raj) |
| 26 | Rice Cake Puffers | Danijel (maths), Tiana (singing) & Naiha (science) | the rice cake puffers have stopped working | a delivery driver in the Philippines struggles to deliver goods on time | The rice cakes are stopped high up in the air | Example | Blue (Danijel), Green (Tiana) & Red (Naiha) |
| 27 | Caravan Holiday | Lauren (yo yo-ing), James (probability) & Nico (strength) | the Tronjitoddles set off in their caravans for a holiday but they get very lost and become stuck in a forest of giant umbrella mushrooms | In Estonia, the delivery man struggles to get a very heavy crate into the Estonia Art Museum | Caravans turn cube shaped | Example | Yellow (Lauren), Purple (James) & Red (Nico) |
| 28 | The Everlasting Hedge | Pascual (measuring volume), Amelia (majorettes) & Roza (knitting) | the Everlasting Tronji Hedge is covered by an equally everlasting duvet cloud of 12 tog indestructible fluff, so the Tronjisnips cannot make lovely topiary shapes | a wobbly tent pole makes it difficult to erect a tent in an Indian marketplace | The trees that make up the hedge go wobbly and can't be trimmed. | Example | Blue (Pascual), Yellow (Amelia) & Pink (Roza) |
| 29 | Fizzflower Lilypond | Olivia (thinking), Courtney (ballet) & Jack (skateboarding) | the fizzflowers have snapped shut, and without the great big burps from the Tronjiwiffles, the Fizzflowers cannot make gorgeous fizzy orange fountains | a father in Sri Lanka has great difficulty in lifting a very heavy plant pot on to a train | The fizzflowers go from light to heavy, and sink below the pond's water level | Example | Yellow (Olivia), Pink (Courtney) & Green (Jack) |
| 30 | Tronji Boggle Train | Zahraa (maths), Dan (making tea) & Mandeep (pool) | Bop-tangerines on the track | Wet cement is causing problems for removal men | Track turned from solid to liquid | Example | Mauve (Zahraa), Blue (Dan) & Red (Mandeep) |
External links
- "Alison Sharman commissions three major new series for CBBC" (Press release). BBC. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 29 April 2006.
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